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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Gossip

I hate gossip.

Not Gossip the ultra cool band lead by Beth Ditto, but the villagey, mean, pointless kind that is so prevalent in the small towns and countryside. I can see no pleasure in talking about other people when we live in a world so full of inspiration, so full of debate, so full of creativity and of learning. Why do some people therefore find it more pleasurable to slander, chat idly and sometimes dishonestly about someone else?

And what I REALLY hate about gossip is that I find myself drawn in to it eventually, even after steering the conversation elsewhere I find myself joining in, talking about other people I barely know and have no interest in. It's either that or just nod when I am being spoken to and look rude.

About Me

I have written a diary since I was 12. That's 26 years of my life accounted for in diaries collecting dust in the loft. Every single day written in detail, apart from 3 months whilst in Kenya when my bag was stolen on a bumpy bus ride to Lamu. And then one day in February 2012 I just stopped. I couldn't see the point any more. I wasn't prepared for the feelings that followed, that suddenly I had no record of the odd life encounters I was having, the places we visit and the people we meet. So instead I decided to share my reflections here - Firstly as Sussex Mama and as of July 2016, Mallorca Mama.